Imaginary numbers, also called complex numbers, are used in real-life applications, such as electricity, as well as quadratic equations.

Amid the chaos of revolutionary France, one man’s mathematical obsession gave way to a calculation that now underpins much of ...

Imaginary numbers might seem like unicorns and goblins — interesting but irrelevant to reality. But for describing matter at its roots, imaginary numbers turn out to be essential. They seem to ...

Chinese scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that imaginary numbers are fundamental to the foundations of quantum physics.

However, the imaginary number i openly appears next to the wave function in the Schrödinger equation.

It should be impossible to measure an imaginary number in the lab, but a group of researchers have found a way to do so. They produced the equivalent of a magnetic field of imaginary strength ...

The 'imaginary' number shouldn't be possible, but turns out to be utterly indispensable. Rutherford and Fry wrestle with its perplexing power. Show more There is a bizarre number in maths referred ...